<p>I don't think so. I think America should always remain a melting pot.
There shouldn't be an official culture of America.
It should always remain a diverse country.</p>
<p>I really never understood why people get so fired up by this issue. What difference would it even make? Even if English was official-ized, how would ANYTHING be improved? </p>
<p>English is already the informal official language (good luck getting elected President without speaking English lol), there’s really no need to change from what we have now.</p>
<p>There’s no reason it can’t be a melting pot and have English as the official language…</p>
<p>It’s kind of the unofficial official language of the US. The rest of the America’s… no. lol</p>
<p>This is America. We speak English here. 9_9</p>
<p>English and Spanish should be made both official languages.</p>
<p>Americans speak English. Illegal immigrants speak Spanish. If Spanish becomes our official language, or country has been taken over. </p>
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<p>Well it’s true that Americans speak english… and no one is asking for Spanish to become the official language, that would be absurd. Sure, there is a big part of the population who speaks Spanish, but America has been a country of immigrants since the beginning. Why do you fear if Mexicans come to live in the U.S? How would they be taking over? Language is a cultural matter, and America is not homogeneous culturally speaking. There are immigrants of all kinds, they speak many languages not only Spanish.</p>
<p>I don’t think there’s any point in making English an official language–immigrants will learn English eventually, or their children will, or their grandchildren. It’s to their benefit to learn English, but the government shouldn’t force people to learn English if they don’t want to.</p>
<p>However, I do find it ridiculous that you can get the California Driver Handbook in Armenian, Chinese, Korean, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese. If you can’t read English, you shouldn’t be driving–all road signs are in English, and it’s unsafe to be on the road if you can’t read them.</p>
<p>There should be no official language! Embrace the wonderful melting pot that is america.</p>
<p>Illegal immigrants can speak English… Citizens can speak spanish. Do not make blanketed assumptions. </p>
<p>I feel English should be the official language as it’s what we use, anyways. I always found it odd that we don’t have an official language like many other countries. Our Constitution is written in the language, and I feel it should be adopted as such.</p>
<p>Haha, America, a melting pot…</p>
<p>quomodo- Just for the sake of argument (I have no real opinion on if we should make English official or not), you really only need to know a handful of English words to be able to drive. Stop, speed limit, and yield are not terribly difficult for a non-speaker to memorize.</p>
<p>Totally agree with Dusterbug. </p>
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<p>This is a bad argument. While it’s true that you need to read road signs in order to drive in, you don’t have to be able to read the manual in order to drive. Think about it this way - when you visit France, Germany or Italy and you rent a car, you learn enough about the road signs to navigate safely. They do not require you to read their manuals in their respective languages - nor should they!</p>
<p>English is a good official language because it’s the most widespread language on Earth, which would contribute to the melting pot.</p>
<p>Making English the official language wouldn’t be pointless. It would be a strong statement of hostility toward future and recent immigrants.</p>
<p>The definition of a melting pot is many cultures becoming more homogeneous, and melting together to form one common culture, which so happens to speak English. If you want a “salad bowl” type nation, where everyone retains their own culture, you can go to Canada.</p>
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<p>OK, you win. I suppose they do still have to take the driving test… nevertheless, somehow it doesn’t quite sit right with me. If you’re visiting one of those countries you’re not there permanently.</p>
<p>My dad told me this funny story. He was at a party with this really smart European woman he knew. She spoke four languages. She heard some American brag about how “cultured” he was because he spoke three languages. She said to my dad, “You Americans don’t realize how luck you are. In Europe, I have to speak four languages because I have to, not because I want to. Here in America, it’s great! Everyone speaks English.”</p>
<p>I think English should be the official language of the US. I think English:
a)Creates a sense of national unity. Something that America currently could use more of.
b)Is convenient. I don’t want to have to speak a different language when I’m in Maine than I do when I’m in Massachusetts.</p>
<p>I can’t wait until I’m called a right wing nut or a xenophobe.</p>
<p>My logic might be really stupid but in the US doesn’t every single school teach the children English? From Kindergarten through 12th grade eeeveryone takes an english course each year. Even in college all instruction is in English. Why should English NOT be the official language?</p>